Marriage and the State

I have learned that there is really a relationship between two different institutions, the State and marriage. Kuya Toff, a senior Juris Doctor student at UP College of Law said in his response in his Facebook status that:

We have to also consider that marriage is an institution that the State has the interest to protect. Imagine how it could be if anyone could just claim the existence of such relation and nobody would have an actionable right against those who cannot show proof thereof kasi hindi naman required.

I thought at first that marriage is a private institution and that the State need not impose police power on it. However, I was wrong. Kuya Toff pointed out, also stated in his above statement, that it could be troublesome should there be no intrusion from the State.

This really invited more curiosity for me to the Law. This may be connected to the previous experience that Lyle and I have during the Moot Court trial at the College of Law (will blog about our experience soon). Yes, I will study Law but not after graduation, maybe after two years or so. I will become a lawyer, by God's grace and blessing, but maybe not now, not yet.

Rehearsal with UP Law Students

The moot court rehearsal with our friends from UP Law was great. Law students are cool, and yes, very O.C. We got to discuss the case with them, too. One thing I realized: Lyle will be a better lawyer than me. We won't take LAE yet, we'll get marry first. :)) The first joke thrown at us by our lawyers-to-be friends was us being married in court. Anyway, the hearing's on Saturday at UP Law's Court Room. So I will see Pangasinan after this case.

Ateneo and UP Law Curricula

According to the Inquirer online, the Ateneo schools topped the 2010 Bar Examination with five bar passers who belong  to the top 10 examinees, one of which is from the Ateneo de Davao University and four of which are from the Ateneo de Manila University's College of Law. Meanwhile, the University of the Philippines College of Law bagged four topnotchers.

I believe that the Ateneo de Manila University is really doing good in the Bar Examination for the past years. I also think that their curriculum wherein a certain semester in their fourth year is devoted in reviewing some parts of the bar.

This aspect of the curriculum for the Juris Doctor program offered by the Ateneo College of Law is not present in UP Law's curricula for the morning and evening classes. If UP Law has this review program in their curricula and if the college is more serious about the bar exam, then I believe that UP Law will also or if not, be able to produce more bar topnotchers than the Ateneo Law.

I respect that these two legal institution have their own forte and specialization, however, people especially those who do not know the content of the curricula of these two schools will primarily judge them according to the number of the topnotchers that they have produced. And that I, being an aspiring law student in the future, I may basically be influenced  by this type of comparison and irrationality that people usually do to judge a certain law student.

Insights on the 2011 UP LAE Results

Kudos to all the passers for this year's University of the Philippines Law Aptitude Examination. I am so happy for my orgmates in UP Circle of Entrepreneurs Ate Yna (Catherina Jimenez), Ate Maf (Maria Fe Aguila), Kuya Pao (Pacifico Angelo Magno), and even my co-applicants Manfred (Manfred Manalo) and Rheg (Rhegine Peralta). Cheers to you guys!

I also saw some Broadcast Communication students who made it to UP Law Mr. Paolo Agbayani and Ms. Erika Migrino. I even saw Ms. Migrino during the LAE Orientation Program held at Malcolm Hall last year.

Now the pressure is on for the next batch of LAE takers, and I am one of them. I am praying so hard to make it to UP Law. I just realized last when I visited another law school near Mendiola that I cannot live in such a crowded and fast-paced atmosphere. I am praying so hard for this, really. Please do pray for me, too.

2011 Law Aptitude Examination Result: A Repost

2011 Law Aptitude Examination Result (from HERE.)

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The following are qualified to enroll in the U.P. College of Law for AY 2011-2012 subject to compliance with documentary and other requirements, including personal appearance for mandatory advising on a schedule to be announced.

Please check the website http://law.upd.edu.ph for further announcements. Please notify the Office of the College Secretary (OCS) in writing of your intention to enroll on or before March 04, 2011. Also, submit to the OCS the following: (1) Official Transcript of Records (OTR) with remarks of “Copy for University of the Philippines”; (2) Certificate of Graduation; (3) NSO Birth Certificate (photocopy-Original to be presented); (4) Copy of NSO Marriage Certificate for married women (photocopy-Original to be presented); (5) 3 pcs. passport size colored photos.

1	ABAPO,LUILYN SEMENIANO
2	ABLAN, MAUREEN ANGELICA COSAM
3	ADAO,MICA MAURINNE MARANAN
4	AGBAYANI, JUAN PAOLO CABRERA
5	AGLIAM,LORELY CHRISTINE ROMAN
6	AGUILA, MARIA FE CABRERA
7	AGUILAR, JESUS ANTONIO BERSAMIRA
8	AGUILAR,JAYSON CARLOS
9	AGUSTIN,DIANE ANGELINE TORRES
10	ALAMILLO,MARKCO PINKERTON ESTOESTA
11	ALIX,KEESHIA ALYANNA HICKS
12	ALMEDA, JOHN PONCIANO CASTRO
13	ALOJADO, JAMES PATRICK ORCAJADA
14	ALON,BEATRICE ALON
15	ANASTACIO,DAVE OLIVER PATRICIO
16	ANDO, CARLO RIVERA
17	ANUNCIO,ROSALYN RUTH SARMIENTO
18	ANZURES,JACQUELYN ANN MARIE GOMEZ
19	APACIBLE,ALYANNA PAULINE CACDAC
20	AQUINO, HADRIAN RENALDO OLAYVAR
21	AQUINO,MAXIMINO SOLIMAN SORIANO
22	ARROYO,JOKER AQUINO
23	ASTUDILLO,MA CARMELA ANGELI PARAS
24	AW, AARON JAMES LIMPE
25	BALAUAG, KIM LIBARI
26	BARCENA,BRYANNE ALBERT DUMARAOS
27	BAREO,JANINE RUE PATAG
28	BAUTISTA, SHERLYN LOURDES TAN
29	BAUTISTA,JUSTA AUREA GANGOSO
30	BAUTISTA,KHERSIEN YU
31	BELTEJAR,JAN ROBERT VALTE
32	BENOSA,MARIA EMILYNDA JEDDAHLYN PIA VIBAR
33	BERNARDO,PAOLO MIGUEL QUERUBIN
34	BERTOLDO, YSABEL VICTORIA MARIANO
35	BETANSOS, KRISTINE MAE DAULO
36	BINALLA,JEREMY KAY DY
37	BONGOLAN, PATRICK JULIUS SARMIENTO
38	BORILE,RONALD SALE
39	BUAN,NOELLE JENINA FRANCESCA ECO
40	CAGAHASTIAN,DAVID RICARDO SAMEDRA
41	CAGUIOA,LEON MARIA ANGEL PERFECTO
42	CANALES,GIAN KARLA ERANZO
43	CARBONELL,PATRICK CHRIS DE GUZMAN
44	CARLOTA, AMANDA JOSEPHINE TABUJARA
45	CASTILLO, SAMANTHA ELAINE SANTIAGO
46	CASTRO, JENNIFER MARIE GOLAMCO
47	CHAN,AARON FRANCIS ONG
48	CHAN,HANNAH ISABELLA PORRAS
49	CHAN,JAMIE KATRINA FANGONIL
50	CHAVEZ,CHARLEMAGNE RAE PEDRAZA
51	CHUA,DAWN CLARISSE TAN
52	CHUA,JANTZEN JOE CHAN
53	CHUNGALAO,MODESTA APESA HORA
54	CLETO,KARLO MARCO CARINO
55	CO,JESSICA ANNE GO
56	DALMAN,PATRICK BAQUIRAN
57	DANGANAN, KATHLEEN ANNE ROMERO
58	DAVID,DENNICE ERICA LOMAT
59	DAVID,EFRAIM PANGANIBAN
60	DAYOG,JOHN EDWARD LEE FERNANDEZ
61	DE CASTRO, DANIELLE MARIE DA ROZA
62	DE CHAVEZ,KARREN MAE CAIG
63	DE LEON, CLAIRE
64	DE LEON, NATHAN DOMINGO
65	DE LEON,DANIELLA WICHUDA DARIO
66	DE LEON,DIWATA DEL ROSARIO
67	DEALINO, JOSE ANICETO DAVID SALOMON
68	DELA PENA,ALLANA RUTH GARCIA
69	DENOYO,TWINKLE TION
70	DESLATE,MA JIANDRA BIANCA FORBES
71	DIMAANO, AARON MARC MISA
72	DIOMAMPO,MARIA CRISTINA MARCELLE ALEGRE
73	DULAWAN,JADE LOU DUPINGAY
74	DY, JUNE LOREN GO
75	ESPINAL,MYLENE MOLO
76	ESPINOSA,MARIA ANA ENCINARES
77	ESQUIVIAS, LUIS SIXTUS ANGELES
78	ESTEVEZ,LARA VICTORIA OLEGARIO
79	FABELLA,LINDSEY SUPREMO
80	FERNANDEZ,GEMMO BAUTISTA
81	FLORES, CASIANO III VICEDO
82	FLORES,ANNA CRISELDA HERNANDEZ
83	FOPALAN,RENEE AVENA
84	FRANCISCO,FRANCIS GACAYAN
85	FUENTES, ERWIN ROMMEL CHIONG
86	GABRIEL, MICARELLA MARIZ IGNACIO
87	GAGUAN,JASON CHRISTIAN BUENAGUA
88	GAIRANOD,PAULINE MARIE ROQUE
89	GALLEGO, JELORIE FLORES
90	GALURA,VICTOR ANGELO LAPUS
91	GARCHITORENA,MONICA YUSON
92	GARCIA,HANNA KEILA HALOG
93	GERALDEZ,NORBERTO JR PADILLA
94	GERALDEZ,PATRICIA,PADILLA
95	GERONIMO,RUSSELL STANLEY QUE
96	GONO,CIELO MARJORIE ABANTE
97	GOZUN,ROBICKA MAE CERDENA
98	GUEVARA,IVANA ADRIENNE NOELLE DORIA
99	HAUTEA,SAMANTHA MENANCIO
100	HERNANDEZ, JEDD BRIAN REYES
101	HERNANDEZ,KYM LEINER CORONEL
102	IGNACIO,MARIA PAULINA QUISUMBING
103	IMBAT,OSWALD PANGRAM UYEN
104	JAVELOSA,RANULFO III JAIME
105	JIMENEZ,CATHERINA LOZARI
106	JUAN,CIARA ANGELI GALLARDO
107	LAENO,EROSE MARLO CALAYCAY
108	LAGRISOLA, KIARA FAYE BOCO
109	LANZAR,SHEILA BALANA
110	LARA,JOANNE MICHELLE CAMANAG
111	LEGASPI,AARON JERIC MENDQZA
112	LILAGAN,LLORENTE VILLACARILLO
113	LINDAIN,HOMER VERA
114	LLAMAS, MIGUEL ANGEL II GUEVARRA
115	LOMBOY,ANA MARIE COSTES
116	LUCAS, MA KATRINA FERNANDO
117	LUCENARIO,DOMINGO III ARADA
118	LUCIANO,NOEL CHRISTIAN OLILA
119	LUCMAN,ALI HASSAN JR MAMAINTE
120	LUSTRE,ANNA FRANCESCA ABAYA
121	MACABALI,JANA GLAIZA CUELLO
122	MACAIBAY, VALESKA MINA SARMIENTO
123	MAGNO,PACIFICO ANGELO SINGSON
124	MAGTIBAY,MA LIA KAREN SEELIN
125	MANALO,KRISTINE MAE CANLAS
126	MANALO,MANFRED NEALE MENDOZA
127	MANALO,PATRICK AUSTIN ROZUL
128	MANGALINDAN,CARMINA MANALAYSAY
129	MANIBOG,KORINA ANA TOSCANO
130	MANZANO, ARNOLD ROSARIO
131	MARCELO,JEROME BRIAN TORREFIEL
132	MARCOS,PORFERIO GELERA
133	MARFIL, JUDE AMADEUS RECIO
134	MARIANO,PATRICIA LUZ MAGAT
135	MARTINEZ,KRYS VALEN ONGPAUCO
136	MATIBAG, RAMON ANTONIO LORENZO
137	MAURICIO,MARIA LUISA DOMINIQUE DOMINGO
138	MENDOZA,MARK LEANDER CANLAS
139	MENZON, MICHAEL JAN CAPITO
140	MIGRINO, ERIKA PAOLA MAPUTI
141	MIRANDA, RACHEL ANGELI BLAY
142	MOLAVE,KENNETH PETER DOLLANO
143	MONTENEGRO,BEATRIZ CECILIA DIESTRO
144	MORETO,JUSTIN BENEDICT APAR
145	MOSTRALES, ELI JIREH INES
146	MUSNI, MERWEN WRETZEL QUIAMBAO
147	NITURA,ENRIQUE FERNANDEZ
148	OCAMPO,SOLEANDREA BATARIO
149	OGENA,ALVIN LORENZO VELASQUEZ
150	ONG, STEVENSON HARVEY LEE
151	ORTIZ,SARAH ANGELA MONTOJO
152	OSORIO,CHAD PATRICK TOLLEY
153	PAJE,GINO LEOCADIO SALDAJENO
154	PANOTES,RAYMOND AGUENZA
155	PARANOS,RODDEL RABAJA
156	PARRONE,JERICK MARQUEZ
157	PARUNGAO, PAULINA MARIA BRAGANZA
158	PENA,MICAELA MARTHA NARVASA
159	PENALBER,AMIRAH LUTERO
160	PERALTA,RHEGINE TARUC
161	PEREZ,MA KARINA AREVALO
162	PETIILAN,BOLKIA BASHER
163	PIEDRA, ANGELO FRANCISCO BOAYES
164	PLAZA, PAULA PELAEZ
165	PUGUON, DOROTHY JANE GOLTIAO
166	PUNO,JASMINE ALMEDA
167	QUINTO, MARK ZEUS PAEZ
168	QUINTOS, ABRAHAM ELEAZAR DECENA
169	QUIZON,MIKAEL ANDRES EDMILAO
170	RAFANAN,FRODINA MAFOXCI JARAMILLO
171	RAMIREZ,JAVIEROSE MARTINEZ
172	RAMIREZ,MICHAEL RICHARD CEREZO
173	RAMOS, NEVIN JORRELL ROLDAN
174	RANESES,ROBERTO MIGUEL ORTEGA
175	RAYOS DEL SOL,BETTINA JEAN EVANGELISTA
176	RECTO,MARIA KATRINA OROSA
177	RENES CORINNE ANN GONZALE S
178	REYES, ANA VICTORIA BUENAVENTURA
179	RIMANDO,PATRICIA ANNE NOEL
180	RIVERA, KATRINA GALLEGO
181	ROCHA,RAMON IV ILAGAN
182	RODEROS,RAY ANTHONY DELA CRUZ
183	RODRIGUEZ, ANTHONY JOHN DUMANDAN
184	RUARO, GABRIEL FRANCISCO DAVID
185	RUIZ,RENZ JEFFREY AQUINO
186	SAGUINSIN, LORAINE DELOS SANTOS
187	SALANGUIT,MARIAN BELTRAN
188	SALAYOG,KYRA VERNICE GAERLAN
189	SALINDO,ELVIN SUMALPONG
190	SALUD,SAMUEL SABILE
191	SAN PEDRO, RAYMOND JOSHUA LOPEZ
192	SANTIAGO,CRISELLE ANN FERNANDEZ
193	SANTOS,JOSE ANTONIO RAFAEL GRANADA
194	SARITA,CECILLE ANGELA TIONGSON
195	SERZO,AIKEN LARISA OMENGAN
196	SIAZON,LEIGH NICOLE TIO CUISON
197	SILVA,NIKKO EMMANUEL DESANO
198	SITON,MARIE FE BIASON
199	SOLIS,RAFAEL ALEJANDRO LAGMAY ***
200	SOMBILLO, RENEE MANALO
201	SORIANO,CARLO INIGO DE CASTRO
202	SOTTO,VICTOR MA REGIS NUBLA
203	STA MARIA,PATRICIA ANNE DE LOS SANTOS
204	TACASON,RACHEL KATE DIAZ
205	TECSON,KATHERINE MICHEL V
206	TEH,SHELAN JANE DELA CRUZ
207	TEVES,MARIA ALTHEA MICLAT
208	TIRTHDAS,SAMANTHA ANN TANQUINTIC
209	TONGSON,TRISTAN JASON RITUMALTA
210	TUASON,KATHLEEN MAE CALMA
211	TUAZON,PAMELA KAYE AZARCON
212	UY, KRISTINE BANAC
213	VALBUENA,MARIE LOUISE PASCUA
214	VALLENTE, JESSA MARIE HIMO
215	VERGARA,JAIME OSCAR NAPOLEON III TORRES
216	VILLAFUERTE, ABYGAIL JUNE RASAY
217	VILLARROYA,VINA MARIE SOLANOY
218	ZAMORA,ROSARIE ZUBIETO

***For interview by the Admissions Committee.